Rural Tuesdays

Every Tuesday, I head off to little Shinshiro for a full day of polite children, calm parents, home-cooked/garden-grown gifts and countryside hospitality.  The city is number two in area behind Toyota, but is scarcely populated and has thus retained traditional charm.  This week, the couple I teach privately is trekking through England, giving me time to enjoy lunch among the rice fields and foothills.